Drought, tough economy among top farmer concerns at Commodity Classic
Pictured: Iowa farmer Stu Swanson, who also serves as president of Iowa Corn, at the 2025 Commodity Classic (Photo by Brent Barnett/Brownfield) Farmers have a number of concerns heading into […]
ECO coverage garnering interest
A crop insurance specialist with Country Financial says farmers need to be finalizing their crop insurance decisions for the 2025 growing season. Brenda Dozier, senior crop underwriting trainer, says there’s […]
House GOP ‘holding tight’ in negotiations over funding for Iowa schools
House Speaker Pat Grassley says he and other Republicans in the Iowa House are standing firm on their plan to provide more money to K-12 schools than Governor Reynolds and […]
Dairy leader supports reciprocal tariffs against EU
The U.S. Dairy Export Council’s trade expert says trade reciprocity is important, and the U.S. needs to address problems with the European Union. Jaime Castaneda tells Brownfield, “It is clear […]
Grassley: Tariffs on Iowa’s biggest trading allies may impact profits
At one minute past midnight this morning, President Trump imposed a 25-percent tariff on all goods being brought into the U.S. from Canada and Mexico, Iowa’s two largest trading partners. […]
Episode 50 – Linda Broek
Linda Broek, the widow of the namesake of this program, shares her story.
Bill would ban mRNA vaccines in Iowa
A bill to make it a crime to administer mRNA vaccines in Iowa — like the Moderna and Pfizer COVID shots — has cleared initial review in the Iowa Senate. […]
Iowans can expect widespread travel problems with approaching blizzard
Blizzard Warnings and High Wind Warnings are posted for much of western and central Iowa for tonight through tomorrow afternoon, and forecasters say Iowans should anticipate a significant impact on […]
Prioritizing Health and Fitness
The Bass Pro Fitness Series began its partnership with the Missouri Beef Industry Council in 2011 and has been bringing researched-based nutrition information about beef ever since. In this episode, […]
Iowa House bill would set limits on SNAP purchases
Republicans on the Iowa House Health and Human Services Committee have voted to limit what Iowans using government SNAP benefits may buy. The bill originally had a permitted list of […]
